South Canberra Tuggeranong Athletics Club

News - Monday 21 November, 2011

The SCT Annual Turkey Run a great success!
SCT's Annual 'Turkey Run' was held on Sunday 20 November at Fadden Pines. This is a run where entrants estimate their finishing time and run without a watch. Places are awarded to the closest correct 'guesses'. A slightly different course is used each year. For 2011 we used a 2-lap course which measured 3.59 kilometres.
Committee member Jim White was actually closest to his guess - 4.25 sec difference but committee members were ineligible for prizes. Don Roach was closest to the mystery time difference (2 min 41 sec).

The winner was Gwyllym Young ($200 Gift Voucher - Runner's Shop). Time Difference 4.40 seconds.
Second was Charlie Modrak ($150 Gift Voucher - Runner's Shop). Time difference 5.17 sec.
Third was Simon Hosking ($100 Gift Voucher - Runner's Shop). Time difference 9.13 sec.
Don Roach received $50 voucher from Runner's Shop being 13 seconds from the mystery time difference.

Place	Name	Guess	Actual	Diff'ce	Km rate	Turkey Pl
1	Stuart Grey	13:30	13:16.91	13	3:42	7
2	Jeff Grey	14:00	14:19.01	19	3:59	9
3	Stephen Sanday	13:50	14:35.98	46	4:04	11
4	Ryan Young	14:10	14:49.48	39	4:08	Committee
5	Francis Burns	15:54	15:43.08	11	4:23	5
6	Rohan Hosking	15:15	16:05.29	50	4:29	13
7	David Clarke	16:30	16:15.06	15	4:32	8
8	Jarrad Barber	16:16	16:25.98	9.98	4:35	4
9	Hugh McKenzie	16:15	16:26.29	11	4:35	6
10	Morgan Edwards	16:00	16:49.17	49	4:41	12
11	Andrew Hosking	15:50	16:49.48	59	4:41	14
12	Gwyllym Young	17:35	17:30.60	4.40	4:53	1st
13	Simon Hosking	17:40	17:30.87	9.13	4:53	3rd
14	Charlie Modrak	18:00	18:05.17	5.17	5:02	2nd
15	Tim D'Abrera	16:25	18:28.18	2:03	5:09	18
16	Jim White	19:20	19:24.25	4.25	5:24	Committee
17	Kate McCallum	24:50	19:28.72	5:22	5:26	23
18	Geoff Monro	18:00	19:51.37	1:51	5:32	Committee
19	Don Roach	17:25	19:53.50	2:29	5:32	Mystery Time
20	Sidney Sanday	18:50	20:48.03	1:58	5:48	17
21	Gary Hosking	19:00	21:14.93	2:14	5:55	19
22	Ewen Thompson	20:36	21:24.88	48	5:58	Committee
23	Maria White	21:15	22:26.13	1:11	6:15	16
24	Val Kuta	32:43	27:45.80	4:58	7:44	22
25	Sam Littlehales	28:53	27:47.66	1:05	7:45	15
26	Ann Marie Crow	42:00	28:47.56	13:13	8:01	24
27	Danielle Barber	32:32	32:08.02	24	8:57	10
28	Luke Thomas	29:36	32:33.29	2:57	9:04	20
29	Trish D'Abrera	37:00	32:45.96	4:14	9:08	21

Email news from Ryan Young:
Hi everyone,

We have a couple of quick South Canberra Tuggeranong reminders now that the track season is up and running.

If you need SCT uniforms, please see Cathy Tanks or Mike Sexton.

Garry Hosking is running training sessions at the Woden Track on Monday and Wednesday afternoons. If anyone wants to join or use the track, please get in touch with Garry - g@hosking.id.au.

But most importantly, applications are open once again for the VIKINGS SPORTS SCHOLARSHIPS. Jane McGlew (photofinish in the Commonwealth Room) has application forms and they need to be put in by December 5.

The awards are for students entering Years 11, 12 or CIT or University in 2012 and last for the duration of your studies. They are well worth applying for as they are worth $500/yr whilst at high school and $1000/yr whilst at university. The club currently has 5 members in receipt of scholarships (Angeline Blackburn, Nick Buckland, Kelsey-Lee Roberts, Hannah Flannery and Jonathon Tammen) and have had quite a number over the years.

Please see Jane on Thursday 10th November at the Secondary School Carnival or at a Thursday or Friday night competition.

If you have any other news that you want to go out to all the members, let me know.

Cheers,

Ryan
The 2011 Australian Cross Country Championships:
For 2011 the Australian Cross Country and Australian All-Schools Cross Country Championships were held at Stromlo Forest Park on 20 August. Following are the results for SCT and 'Fadden Pines' runners:

Boys 2000 Metre CC 10 Years
26 Rohan Hosking 10 ACT 8:06

Boys 3k CC 12 Years
22 Riley Budd 12 ACT 11:00

Girls 3k CC 12 Years
24 Rebecca Sargent 12 ACT 12:10

Boys 3k CC U14
49 Hugh Mckenzie 13 ACTSS 10:58

Girls 3k CC U14
33 Olivia Fogarty 13 ACTSS 11:46

Girls 4k CC U16
29 Leanne Pompeani 15 ACTSS 14:50
41 Rebekah Sawkins 14 ACTSS 15:05
42 Bridget Reilly 15 ACT 15:05
63 Caitlin Hosking 14 ACT 15:49

Girls 4k CC U18
24 Anna McCormack 16 ACTSS 14:41

Women 8k CC Open
28 Hannah Flannery 88 ACT 31:15
Bits and Pieces:
The missing results from Fadden Pines have been added at last (a problem with my email forwarding while I was overseas). Coming soon:
Results from the Winter Season Pointscore, High Noon Meets.
OAM for Dot Mills!
SCT's Dot Mills has been awarded an OAM by the Queen on 13 July. Here is the story from Athletics ACT:
"Dot Mills, Canberra's longest serving Athletics Official/Administrator, was awarded an Order of Australia in the Queen's Birthday Honours List on Monday for her services to athletics.

With almost 44 years of service in the sport of athletics Dot is AACT's longest serving member, commencing back in the early 1970s when her daughter was a junior walker. Dot has served AACT in many areas however her prime role has been as a timekeeper. Dot is a Life Member of AACT and in 2002 was awarded the Australia Sports Medal. Dot has been an Athletics Australia Technical Official at major events for the past ten years and has also worked closely with Denis Wilson and Ian Colquhoun in organising exams for AA's technical officials. Dot has been a member of the AACT Awards Committee for 24 years."
The YCRC 4 x 1 mile road relays:
This new event for the winter running calendar was held on Saturday 25 June using the 'Christmas Relays' 1 mile bike-path loop at Lennox Gardens. SCT managed to field 2 teams (overall attendance was low), an A-grade 'mixed' team and a B-grade team. Our A-grade team placed 3rd overall and first amongst mixed teams. Well done! Stuart Doyle also recorded the two fastest splits of the day with 5:08 and 5:12. Betsy Anderson-Smith had the second fastest female time with 5:43.

SCT Teams:
SCT 'A' Mixed: 1 Stuart Doyle 5:08, 2 Ryan Young 5:26, 3 Betsy Anderson-Smith 5:43, 4 Geoff Monro 5:53 (22:10).
SCT 'B-grade': 1 Geoff Monro 7:27, 2 Ewen Thompson 6:52, 3 Gwyllym Young 6:56, 4 Jim White 7:24 (28:39).
SCT athletes at the ACT Cross Country Championships:
Here is the report from Athletics ACT:
"Fierce headwinds on Saturday morning made this year's ACT Cross Country Championships [18 June] slightly more gruelling than in recent years. Unlike a track race, where you can find yourself a willing wind block and endeavour to take turns to face the wind, Cross Country tends to split the field. In the open Men's race, Anthony Haber took the lead early to take the gold medal for the 12km event. Emily Brichacek made her return to Cross Country to win the open Women's 8km event, backing up after her impressive mile performance in Leonora last fortnight.
The Championships are the primary selection trial for the Australian Cross Country Championships to be held in Canberra at the Stromlo track in August. Congratulations to all athletes who participated in today's event."
SCT Results:
Girls 14-15 4k Run CC U16 Girls: 2 Bridget Reilly 15:26, 6 Caitlin Hosking 17:10, 8 Ashleigh Resch 17:56.
Women 16-17 4k Run CC U18 Women: 8 Elizabeth Hosking 18:50.
Women 20-99 8k Run CC Open Women: 3 Hannah Flannery 30:52, 7 Betsy Anderson-Smith 34:08.
Boys 12-13 3k Run CC U14 Boys: 8 Adrian Plummer 11:16, 12 Kieran Reilly 14:02, 13 Timothy D'Abrera 14:41.
Men 20-99 12k Run CC Open Men: 9 Chris Williams 41:30, 12 Ryan Young 47:48.
Latest SCT E-mail Newsletter:
Events over Winter:
There are a lot of different athletics events happening over winter, and good luck to everyone representing SCT.
The Fadden Pines Sunday afternoon cross-country series has kicked of and is going successfully. It is aimed at school children but anyone is welcome to join in. For more information see: http://www.sctathletics.com/fadpines.html.

The YCRC Winter Cross Country Series is continuing, with events every Saturday. (See: http://www.canberrarunner.com.au/index.php)
A highlight of the Winter Series is always the ACT Cross Country Championships on June 18. All club members are reminded that they need to register online before the event (this coming week!). See this page.
The High Noon series is also underway with events about every 3 weeks: http://www.athleticsact.org.au/competitions/2011highnoonmeets.
The Australian Cross Country Championships are also in Canberra this year, at Stromlo Forest Park on the weekend of August 20 - 22.

Officials Training:
Many of you are aware that Athletics ACT regular does not have enough officials for Meets to run properly. We strongly encourage anyone who is interested to get involved as it is a great way to assist the athletics community and see great performances close up. Athletics ACT is holding a series of training events to coincide with the High Noon meets for people who are interested in being officials. These are FREE and take a few hours on a Sunday. For more information, contact info.act@athletics.org.au or see the Athletics ACT website.

Runners Shop Sale:
Finally, I am not sure if everyone is aware, but club members get a discount at the Runners Shop in Phillip. The Runners Shop has also opened its Yearly June sale early for club members. SCT receives a small proportion of Runners Shop sales to SCT members so remember to mention that your club is SCT!
The SCT AGM and Awards Night:
The SCT Athletics Club AGM and awards night was held on Tuesday 24th of May at the Vikings Club in Erindale. Awards (trophies and certificates) were presented to the top three athletes in SCT's summer and winter pointscore competitions. If you haven't received your award, please contact Jane McGlew.
Your committee for the 2011/12 season was also elected:
President - Geoff Monro; Secretary/Administrator - Ryan Young; Treasurer - Mike Sexton; Vikings Representative & Awards - Jane McGlew; Website - Ewen Thompson; General Committee - Stuart Doyle, Cathy Tanks, Jim White, Trish D'Abrera. Committee meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of every month, 8pm at the Vikings Club, Erindale. All Welcome!
SOUTH CANBERRA-TUGGERANONG DOES WELL AT "ATHLETICS ACT" ANNUAL AWARDS:
A number of individuals and teams did very well at the Athletics ACT Annual Awards Presentation at the Hellenic Club on Friday, 27 May.
The night was very professionally run by Neil Boden (Board Member) and Alex Gosman (President); and SCT's own Hannah Flannery (also a Board Member) put together an excellent multi-media display showing nominees and winners. The food on the tables was well done and there was an open bar and soft-drinks on the table. The event didn't drag on like some presentation nights and there were some wonderful insights into the achievements of some of the people you see at athletic events but often don't get to talk to.
If you haven't been to an ACT Athletics presentation night before, it is highly recommended for next year. In fact we should endeavour to put together a couple of SCT tables to support our people next year.
SCT Members who featured on the night were:

Ex- Stadia
Winners:
U20 Female - Betsy Anderson-Smith. U14 Female - Caitlin Hosking. U18 Male - Harry Bates.
Nominations:
Open Female - Ann Staunton-Jugovic. U16 Female - Anna McCormack, Bridget Reilly, Elizabeth Hosking. U16 Male - Harry Bates.

Track & Field
Winners:
U16 Female - Bridget Reilly.
Nominations:
Open Female - Kelsey Lee Roberts. U18 Female - Elizabeth Hosking, Natalie Tanks. U16 Female - Caitlin Hosking, Anna McCormack. U18 Male - Jonathon Tammen. U16 Male - Lachlan Baynham. U14 Male - Lachlan Baynham.

Dot Mills Award - Official of the Year:
Winner: Jane McGlew.
Brian Gleeson Trophy - Junior Coach of the Year:
Nominations:
Garry Hosking, Alan Bishop.
Mick Dowling Trophy - Outstanding Athlete with a Disability:
Nomination - Wade McMahon.
Senator Margaret Reid Trophy - Outstanding Junior Club Athlete:
Nomination: Harry Bates.

Club Champions: Female Under 20 (Summer) - SCT. Female Under 18 (Summer) - SCT.
Male Open (Winter) - SCT.

Laurel Wreath Numbers (2011/12 Season):
#16 - Wade McMahon, #22 - Kelsey-Lee Roberts, #23 - Harry Bates, #25 - Ann Staunton-Jugovic.

Congratulations to all athletes/coaches/officials who were nominated or won awards, you should be very proud of your achievements.
50 Fadden Pines Races for Grace:
Cross country racing for school-aged children (and adult helpers) was conducted at Fadden Pines again today (15 May). At the conclusion of the 2000m race a special presentation was made to Grace Unwin in recognition of her having completed 50 races since 2006 — an amazing achievement! Congratulations Grace!

Competition continues at Fadden Pines throughout the winter, always at 3 P.M. on Sundays. In other athletics news, members of SCT should have received an email of news items from Athletics ACT. If not, you can read it here.
New SCT Age-group Records:
There have been a few new records set by SCT athletes. The records pages will be updated later this week.
New Flags for SCT!
SCT's new flags and electronic timing clock have been on display at the Fadden Pines Schools' Cross Country races held on Sunday afternoons during the winter season. This equipment has been provided with 'bonus grants' generously provided by the Vikings Club.
Athletics ACT AGM and Awards night:
It is the season for AGMs as Athletics ACT has their AGM and Awards night on May 27 at the Hellenic Club in Woden. Everyone who is a member of South Canberra is automatically a member of Athletics ACT and it would be great to see as many people there as possible.
More information, including a RSVP form can be found on this webpage.
Fadden Pines has started!
SCT's schools' cross country season commenced on Sunday 1 May at Fadden Pines. More information (with a link to results) can be found on the fadpines.html web page. Competition will continue every Sunday afternoon until 7 August (the weekend prior to the City to Surf). Results were published in the The Canberra Times PB Sports Results section of the Tuesday's paper.
The 2011 Australian Junior T & F Championships:
The 2011 Australian Junior T & F Championships were held at Sydney Olympic Park from 10 to 14 March. SCT athletes won four Australian titles: Middle distance double gold to Bridget Reilly in the U16 800 metres in a time of 2:13.06 and 1500 metres in a time of 4:39.19, bronze to Libby Hosking in the U17 5000m Walk in 25:38.24 and bronze to Harry Bates in the U17 5000m Walk in 23:22.61. Congratulations all! The complete results for SCT competitors are as follows:

Women 200 Metre Under 18 Preliminaries — 19th Natalie Tanks, ACT, 26.25, w:-1.1.
Women 400 Metre Under 18 Preliminaries — 13th Natalie Tanks, ACT, 59.46.
Women Long Jump Under 18 — 12th Natalie Tanks, ACT, 5.16m, w:-0.6.
Women 5000 Metre Race Walk Under 17 — 3rd Elizabeth Hosking, ACT, 25:38.24.
Women 800 Metre Under 16 Preliminaries — 6th Bridget Reilly, ACT, 2:19.45Q.
Women 800 Metre Under 16 Finals — 1st Bridget Reilly, ACT, 2:13.06.
Women 1500 Metre Under 16 — 1st Bridget Reilly, ACT, 4:39.19.
Women 3000 Metre Race Walk Under 15 — 6th Caitlin Hosking, ACT, 15:18.24.

Men 400 Metre Under 17 Preliminaries — 7th Cameron Nicholls, ACT, 50.74q.
Men 400 Metre Under 17 Finals — 5th Cameron Nicholls, ACT, 51.19.
Men 10000 Metre Race Walk Under 20 — 7th Harry Bates, ACT, 50:48.02.
Men High Jump Under 18 — 7th Jonathan Tammen, ACT, 1.88m.
Men 5000 Metre Race Walk Under 17 — 3rd Harry Bates, ACT, 23:22.61.
Men Shot Put Under 15 — 7th Lachlan Baynham, ACT, 10.92m
Men Discus Throw Under 15 — 4th Lachlan Baynham, ACT, 46.31m

If you were a competitor at the championships and your results are missing, please contact the committee via the Contact SCT link on the right of this page.
The 2011 Vikings Sports Awards:
The 27th Vikings HR Heher Sports Awards for the 2010 sporting year were held on Friday 18 February. The night was an outstanding success, showcasing the outstanding talent that exists in and around the Tuggeranong Valley. More than 250 affiliate club members and guests attended (including a table of members from SCT) with special guests Ms Amanda Bresnan and Mr Steve Doszpot.

Outstanding Junior Achievement: The winner of the junior category, the ActewAGL Shield, was SCT Athletics Club representative Bridget Reilly after winning gold in the 800m at the Australian Little Athletics Championships. Bridget had an exceptionally successful 2010. A gifted athlete, she has been successful in club, state and national competitions. Bridget broke club records for the 400m, 800m and 1500m at the ACT Little Athletics Championships. She won the 200, 400, 800 and 1500 metre events and finished second in the 100m and high jump. Bridget was named captain of the ACT side that went to the Australian LA Championships where she won the 800m.

Outstanding Volunteer: Lisa Colquhoun was our successful nomination in this competitive category for her tireless work officiating for Athletics ACT. The award was won by Maree Wilson from the Canberra Physical Culture Club. In 2010 Lisa was awarded top honours at the Annual ACTSPORT Awards, winning the prestigious Official of the Year Trophy. Lisa was recognised for her dedication to her highly valuable role in Athletics for over 15 years and thanked for her ongoing support of officials training.

Vikings Sports Scholarships: This scheme from the Vikings Club has provided in excess of $750,000 to over 500 young Tuggeranong Valley athletes in the past 24 years. The scheme provides financial assistance to elite sports men & women to assist them with the costs involved in competing in their chosen sport, whilst continuing their studies at either college or tertiary level.
SCT had two recipients this year — distance runner Hannah Flannery and high/triple jumper Jonathan Tammen. Continuation scholarships were awarded to Angie Blackburn, Nick Buckland and Kelsey-Lee Roberts.
Polo Shirts now available!
SCT now has a large supply of polo shirts embroidered with the club logo. They are suitable for casual wear or competition on cooler days. Price is $30 and they're available from Mike or Jane at the track.
The SCT Turkey Run:
SCT's annual 'Turkey Run' was held on Saturday 18 December 2010. A small field runners and walkers completed a two-lap course of 3.8k on the trails of Fadden Pines. The object of the event (besides having fun) was to estimate your finish time prior to the start and run/walk without a watch. Places were decided according to how close your actual time was to your estimated time. The winner was Norma Lindemann who was just six seconds away from her estimated time. Norma won a $100 gift voucher. Second was Gwyllym Young (12 secs and a $75 gift voucher) and third Paul Considine (14 secs and a $50 gift voucher).

Place	Name	Time Diff	Under/Over
1	Norma Lindemann	0:06	Over
2	Gwyllym Young	0:12	Under
3	Paul Considine	0:14	Under
4	Ryan Young	0:25	Under
5	Geoff Monro	0:39	Under
6	Jim White	0:58	Over
7	Felix Huber	0:58	Under
8	Maria White	1:12	Under
9	Steve Karvelas	1:32	Under
10	Zara Huber	1:48	Over
11	Charlie Modrak	1:49	Under
12	Michael Burt	1:53	Under
13	Linda Huber	1:54	Over
14	Eric Lindemann	3:26	Over
15	Lilly Bogsjevic	7:59	Under
16	Freia Huber	11:35	Under

How to join SCT Athletics Club:
To join SCT you will need to complete an online membership of ACT Athletics and choose "South Canberra Tuggeranong" as your club when filling out the form. It's as simple as that! If you don't have a credit card, contact Mike or Geoff at the AIS track over summer.
Coaches Association Fees:
The SCT committee has approved payment of Australian T & F Coaches Association annual fees for coaches connected with SCT who are actively coaching SCT athletes. Contact Mike Sexton for further details.
SCT Tracksuits available!
We now have a good supply of club tracksuits. They are available from Mike Sexton or Jim White. The price is $100 for the full tracksuit or $60 for the top and $40 for the pants.
More News...
The second page of SCT News can be found here.